Monthly Archives: October 2017

SCHOLARSHIP update:

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TAMPA HISPANIC BAR ASSOCIATION (THBA) – THE HONORABLE E.J. SALCINES STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP [DEADLINE: OCT. 27, 2017 BY 5 P.M.]

Application: Available @ fiulawcareer.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/THBA_2017SalcinesScholarshipApplication.pdf

 

THBA – VICTORIA CRUZ-GARCIA LAW STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP [DEADLINE: OCT. 27, 2017 BY 5 P.M.]

Application: Available @ fiulawcareer.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/THBA_2017CruzGarciaScholarshipApplication.pdf

EVENTS update:

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FIU LAW IPSA PANEL EVENT: PERSPECTIVES FROM RECENT GRADUATES WORKING IP [OCT. 24, 2017]

 

THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION: LAW STUDENT MENTORSHIP PROGRAM KICKOFF EVENT [OCT. 24, 2017]

RSVP: fiufba@gmail.com or srami017@fiu.edu

 

CSUSA: HALLOWEEN HAPPY HOUR [OCT. 25, 2017]

RSVP: csusa.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1024281&group

 

INTA ROUNDTABLE: PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WELL-KNOWN MARKS [OCT. 26, 2017]

How much fame is enough? Connect with your fellow trademark professionals to discuss the “Famous Marks Doctrine.” Discussion topics will include the difference between dilution and likelihood of confusion and the parody defense.

Where: Richman Greer, P.A., 396 Alhambra Circle, North Tower, 14th floor, Coral Gables, FL 33134

When: 12 P.M. – 2 P.M.

 

Complete details: Available @ inta.org/Roundtables/Pages/2017TMARTOCT_Overview.aspx

EMPLOYMENT update:

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FBI 2018 SUMMER HONORS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM [DEADLINE: OCT. 15, 2017]

Additional information: Available @ fbijobs.gov/students/grad-students

 

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WRITING COMPETITION update:

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ABA SECTION OF ANTITRUST LAW – IP COMMITTEE LAW STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST [DEADLINE: NOV. 1, 2017 BY MIDNIGHT CST]

Eligibility: 3Ls (full-time or part-time) expecting to receive J.D. at the end of the 2018 academic year

Topic: A current issue of interest with implications for antitrust and intellectual property law

Awards:

  • $1,500
  • Free attendance (and travel expenses up to $1,000) to the ABA Antitrust Law Section’s 2018 Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C.
  • The top essay, along with a biography of the winning student, will be published in an ABA publication

Complete details: Available @ americanbar.org/groups/antitrust_law/awards_fellowships/student_essay_contest.html

Contact: Applicants should send questions to Tiffany Goldston, Program Specialist, ABA Section of Antitrust Law @ tiffany.goldston@americanbar.org

SCHOLARSHIP update:

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JAMAICAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP [DEADLINE: OCT. 20, 2017]

Scholarships will be presented at the Annual Grand Gala and Awards Ceremony on Nov. 18, 2017 in Ft. Lauderdale.

Eligibility: 2Ls and 3Ls who are “Jamaican nationals by birth or parentage”

Submission components: Applicants must submit an “expository response in at least 500 words” to the question: Do the sanctuary policies implemented by some cities with large immigrant populations seek to nullify federal immigration law and obstruct its enforcement?